Core Competencies of a Nurse Practitioner First of all‚ let me differentiate a clinical from a non-clinical role. When we say clinical‚ it has something to do whether or not we treat patients or provide direct patient care of any type. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) role falls under the clinical role since their primary core competency is direct care. Nurse educators and nurse administrators fit in the category of non-clinical role since they don’t render direct patient care. They may interact with
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Goal 1 – To maintain a safe‚ healthy learning enviroment. To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment I model safety practices and healthy routines in an environment that supports development and growth in these areas. To accomplish this goal I complete daily safety checklists that include ensuring exits and hallways are open‚ electrical cords are out of reach‚ evacuation procedures are posted‚ fire extinguisher is working‚ emergency numbers are posted‚ sharp objects and
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CHEM 1000 May 10‚ 2012 Is BPA Safe? The Swedish government has elected to discontinue the use of bispenol A or BPA‚ in protective coatings in food packaging for children up to three years old. Though children’s food packaging is currently free of BPA due to the chemical industry volunteering to use BPA alternatives‚ the decision to ban the endocrine system disrupting chemical guarantees it is phased out permanently. Swedish officials have said they are taking such measures as a “matter of precaution
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develop strategies to gain a competitive advantage. One way an organization establishes competitive advantage is through the use and development of core competencies. Core competencies are the value created activities that allows a company to achieve efficiency‚ quality‚ innovation‚ or customer responsiveness (Jones‚ 2010). Two specific core competencies that give an organization a competitive advantage are functional and organizational resources. Functional resources are simply the skills possessed
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Core competencies an essential method for the company. It helps to develop the competitive advantage over other companies. The actual sources of advantage are to be found in the management’s capability to combine business varied technologies and production skills onto competencies that authorize and enable individual businesses to adapt rapidly to shifting opportunities. In short‚ core competencies are the combined learning in the organization‚ particularly how to organize various production skills
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Personal competencies represent a person’s ability‚ skill‚ character‚ and knowledge that develop through life experiences. Competencies are required to perform efficiently in any professional organization. The ability to fully understand his or her personal competencies and using it as a resourceful tool for improvement constructs the foundation of highly effective management department. Poor communication is often the biggest barrier in organizational effectiveness. In a managerial position
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The second one is competency 7: Asses Individuals‚ Families‚ Groups‚ Organizations‚ and Communities. Competency 3 is “advocating for human rights at the individual and system levels” ()‚ and that’s exactly what Mrs. Burrell does. Advocating on behalf of the patients is very important because Mrs. Burrell becomes that
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Xavier Yearby Laura Beasley English 1101 29 October 2012 A Healthy Constitution The text from Food that I read was A Healthy Constitution by Alice Waters. The main argument that Waters is stating is that we should teach values that help children prepare for the responsibilities of becoming a citizen. In the text‚ she states that “farmers depend on the land‚ we depend on the farmers and our nation depends on all of us‚” and the children are our future. Plato once said‚ “The direction in which
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LEVEL OF COMPETENCIES OF TEACHERS: INPUT TO A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ____________________ A Thesis Presented to DR. ERLINDA P. VILLAMORAN‚ PH.D. Colegio De Calumpit Institute ___________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course Methodology of Research ___________________ by MARK ANTHONY R. DEL ROSARIO October 2013 CHAPTER II THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK This chapter comprises relevant related theories‚ literature and studies concerning
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The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) implemented Safe Harbor for nurses to have a formal procedure to object to an unsafe situation in the workplace. The nurse’s duty is always to the patient! The BON (2013) refers to the duty of a nurse “always advocate for patient safety‚ including any nursing action necessary to comply with the standards of nursing practice and to avoid engaging in unprofessional conduct. This includes administrative decisions directly affecting a nurse’s ability to comply with
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